the recipe, by request:

Ingredients:

1 apple
1 tsp brown sugar
dash of cinnamon
handful golden raisins (or craisins, or other dried fruit)

1 heaping cup of regular rolled oats
1 1/2 cups milk or water or combination of each
dash of salt

1. Core apple and chop into thin slices or small cubes. You can leave skin on. Saute apple in a saucepan with brown sugar, cinnamon, and dried fruit on low heat, covered, stirring occasionally, until fruit is cooked, about ten minutes. Remove from saucepan and set aside.

2. In the same saucepan, add liquid. Bring to a simmer and watch carefully that it does not scald or boil over, it should just begin to bubble around the edges. Add salt. Stir in rolled oats. Add cooked fruit back in and stir around once.

3. Cover and remove saucepan from heat. Do not disturb for about 12-15 minutes. Then, stir well and serve. Makes two portions.

In the summer you can use seasonal fresh fruit like blueberries or cherries. Also you can add fresh cut bananas. Another option is to add a spoonful of peanut butter before removing from heat. DO NOT add any kind of protein powder; it becomes gummy and inedible in oatmeal!